The cumulative total of Covid cases in Orkney is now at 187 with 1 new positive test recorded in the health board area today.

The stats for Scotland published on 24th August are as follows:

• 4,323 new cases of COVID-19 reported
• 31,081 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 
  • 14.5% of these were positive
• 10 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive
• 43 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 364 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 4,085,552 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,587,145have received their second dose

People are reminded to

• get the vaccine when you are offered it
• wear a face covering where required
• wash your hands regularly, and cover your nose and mouth if coughing or sneezing
• self isolate and take a PCR test if you have symptoms
• take regular tests if you don’t have symptoms to reduce the risk of spreading the virus
• meet outside if you can, and open windows when indoors
• keep your distance from people not in your group
• work from home, or do a mixture of home and office working if possible
• use the Protect Scotland and Check-in Scotland apps